Jeremiah 9:5 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 9:5 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וְאִ֤ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
בְּרֵעֵ֨הוּ֙
rêaʻ
H7453
friend
יְהָתֵ֔לּוּ
hâthal
H2048
to mock
וֶאֱמֶ֖ת
ʼemeth
H571
faithfulness
לֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יְדַבֵּ֑רוּ
dâbar
H1696
to speak
לִמְּד֧וּ
lâmad
H3925
to learn
לְשׁוֹנָ֛ם
lâshôwn
H3956
tongue
דַּבֶּר
dâbar
H1696
to speak
שֶׁ֖קֶר
sheqer
H8267
lie
הַעֲוֵ֥ה
ʻâvâh
H5753
to twist
נִלְאֽוּ
lâʼâh
H3811
to be weary
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World English Bible Public Domain
They will deceive everyone his neighbor, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies; they weary themselves to commit iniquity.
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King James Version Public Domain
And they will deceive every one his neighbour, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies, and weary themselves to commit iniquity.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And each one deceives his neighbor, and they do not speak the truth; they have taught their tongue to speak deceitful things; they weary themselves committing iniquity.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).